INTERREG EUROPE
EUROPEAN REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FUND
INTERREG EUROPE
Proposed actions & challenge
Nicolas Singer | Senior Project Officer
INTERREG IVC Joint Technical Secretariat
Stakeholder Workshop Brussels – 5 February 2014
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Summary
1. Proposed actions
2. Challenge
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1. Proposed actions
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1. Proposed actions
Two actions
Interregional Cooperation
Policy Learning Platforms
Projects
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1. Proposed actions
A. Interregional Cooperation Projects
Rationale
• Build on the current INTERREG IVC experience
 Exchange and transfer of experience at policy level
 Result oriented approach
• Improve certain programme features
 Monitoring beyond the exchange of experience
 Ensuring the (policy) relevance of implementation related
activities
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1. Proposed actions
A. Interregional Cooperation Projects
Main features
Definition
Interregional cooperation projects allow partners from different
countries to work together on a shared regional policy issue within
the scope of the selected Investment Priorities
Overall objective
to improve the effectiveness of the policies of the regions involved
in the project (in particular their Investment for Growth and Jobs
goal programmes)
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1. Proposed actions
A. Interregional Cooperation Projects
Main features
Implementation in 2 phases
Phase 1
Phase 2
Policy exchange of experience (1 to 3 years)
ending up with the production of 1 Action Plan / Region
Monitoring of the Action Plan’s implementation +
possible pilot actions (up to 2 years)
Creation of ‘local stakeholder groups’
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1. Proposed actions
B. Policy Learning Platforms
Origin
1. Regulation: focus on Cohesion Policy
(in particular Goal 1 programmes)
2. Success of thematic programme
capitalisation
3. S3 platform experience
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1. Proposed actions
B. Policy Learning Platforms
Objectives
Overall objective: To ensure policy learning across EU
Specific objective:
‘External
capitalisation’
‘Internal
Capitalisation’
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a) To contribute to EU-wide capacity building
b) To optimise the exploitation of projects’ results
c) To improve the programme’s strategic focus on
topics
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1. Proposed actions
B. Policy Learning Platforms
What is it?
Innovation
low-carbon economy
SME
resource efficiency
1 service provider per thematic objective embodied through:
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Online collaborative tool
With relevant functionalities
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Expert team
Content and coordination role
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1. Proposed actions
B. Policy Learning Platforms
Activities
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Monitor
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Assess
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Analyse
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Moderate
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Write
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Answer
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Advise
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Organise
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1. Proposed actions
B. Policy Learning Platforms
Users
• Positioning of the platform: structural funds implementation
• Makes it different from other EU policy platforms
Users: regions & actors
involved in SF implementation
For CH & NO: focus on similar thematic policies
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1. Proposed actions
B. Policy Learning Platforms
Knowledge management
Challenge
Traditional
approach
to programme
capitalisation
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1. Proposed actions
B. Policy Learning Platforms
Knowledge management
(or ‘pull’ system)
More bottom-up
approach
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1. Proposed actions
2 interrelated actions
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2. Challenge
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2. Challenge
Particular focus on Structural Funds
EU Cohesion policy
Goal 1:
Investment for growth
and jobs
EUR 316 billion
Goal 2:
European Territorial Cooperation
EUR 8.9 billion
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2. Challenge
INTERREG IVC experience:
Low interest from Structural Funds (SF) players
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Total
With a focus
on SF
%
Applications
submitted
1357
70
5%
Projects
approved
204
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11%
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2. Challenge
INTERREG IVC experience:
High potential for Structural Funds players
20 capitalisation projects
IVC funding
EUR 34M
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Amount forecasted in
Action Plans
EUR 665M
(mainly ERDF)
Leverage effect
x 20
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Conclusion
Convergence of EU policies
Unique chance for INTERREG EUROPE!
1. Objective of interregional
cooperation
2. Concentration
principles
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3. Smart Specialisation
strategies
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Conclusion
Tackling the challenge
Need mobilisation of all energies:
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Geographical units of DG Regional & Urban Policy
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Relays at EU, national and regional levels
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Thanks for your attention!
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